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Commentary
Is this the true cause of the uptick in anti-trans laws?
“The success of gay marriage is not the counterpoint to the rise of legislative transphobia, it is part of the cause.”
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News (World)
Church of Scotland votes to allow gay marriage for clergy
Even though minsters can marry now, it “maintains its traditional view of marriage between a man and woman.”
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Commentary
May 17 was a double anniversary of civil rights battles
May 17th marked the 12th anniversary of marriage equality in Massachusetts and the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision.
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News (USA)
Methodists trying to avoid church split over LGBTQ rights
Delegates at the Methodist General Conference voted 428-405 to delay all consideration of LGBT-related proposals.
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News (World)
Mexican president proposes legalizing gay marriage
President Pena Nieto’s and other government Twitter accounts were changed to include the rainbow colors as he made the announcement.
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News (USA)
Wyoming judge facing ouster over stance on same-sex marriage
The judge told a reporter in 2014 she would not perform same-sex marriages because of her religious beliefs.
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News (USA)
Alabama chief justice faces ouster after gay marriage fight
The Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission filed ethics charges against Moore, saying that the state chief justice abused the power of his office.
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News (World)
Columbia’s Constitutional Court legalizes same-sex marriage
Colombia’s highest court has cleared the way for same-sex couples to marry in the conservative Roman Catholic nation.
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News (USA)
Mississippi law could violate federal judge’s marriage equality order
A federal judge issued an order permanently blocking Mississippi from enforcing its ban on gay marriage. The new law says workers can claim a religious exemption to deny services to LGBT people.
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News (USA)
Bill would take Alabama out of marriage license business
Republican Sen. Greg Albritton’s bill would require couples to file a form to record their marriages.